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Comcast reaches deal to carry SEC Network

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Comcast Cable has reached a deal with ESPN to carry the SEC Network.

The network, which launches Aug. 14, was already set to be carried on cable and satellite providers including Dish Network, Cox Communications, AT&T U-verse and Google Fiber.

The addition of the nation’s largest cable provider announced Friday means the SEC Network will be available in a total of 46 million households nationally, with negotiations with other providers continuing.

The SEC Network will carry at least 45 football games this season, beginning Aug. 28.